East Indian Style Pork Roast

Posted  By : Joanna D'souza

Roast meat is an all time East Indians Favorite. This is a super moist, perfectly seasoned, traditional East Indian Tender Pork Roast Recipe that has passed down generations in our family. Pork Roast goes very well with Fugias , This Dish comes into mind during festive Seasons such as Christmas , New year , Easter or  East Indian Weddings 

      

Ingredients Required For Pork Roast :

2 Kg Fresh Pork Meat With Bone Or Boneless 

1 Tablespoon Salt or as per requirement

1 Full Juice of  Lemon

2 Tablespoon Homemade Vinegar ( Optional )

Because  I my case I use only Lemon Juice for Pork Roast

5 to 6 whole Green Elaichi’s

2 Sticks Dalchini

6 to 8 Cloves

10 Peppercorn black

4 pieces Tej pata

8 whole Red Kashmiri Chillies soaked in water soften once

1 to 2 roughly chopped tomatoes ( the reason I use Tomatoes in my roast it because it avoids drying up the dish it helps roast to retain all of its juices and goodness in the gravy , without tomatoes the pork roast would turn up dry )

1 Teaspoon Fresh Garam Masala

Add once again little bit of salt

3 spoons of Cooking Oil

Method Of Preparation :

2 Kg Fresh Pork Meat preferably Undercut , Tell Butcher to chop the meat into medium sized pieces , Throughly wash it through water 3 to 4 times , Transfer this Pork Meat into a proferated colander , Take 1 tablespoon of Salt  Rub  to the meat  and set aside to drain of all the excess water. Once your pork meat is drained of with  all of its excess water

Take a large heavy bottom vessel Drop in all of the Drained Salted Pork Meat then one by one add up all of the above ingredients including the Oil , Give it a Nice Mix and Gently stir to spice it up all corners of the meat , Then  Leave this Pork Meat to marinate atleast  4 hours prior to cooking or better if its left overnight for 8 or more hours ,  Please place this Pork Meat  in refrigerator to Marinate  

Fire Up the Gas Burner to Medium Heat 

Place your Vessel with  Marinated pork meat along with it all it's spices and juices

Initially cook these pieces of pork meat from all sides on Medium high heat 

Then  reduce the heat to low  and cook  this meat with close lid  with water on top of lid 

But incase you are using pressure cooker then cook it for 15 to 20 minutes until the meat is soft juicy and tender

When you realised its almost cooked that’s when you 

Take of the lid and allow the water to evaporate

This will finally give that golden roasted look for your Roasted Pork

Add bit more salt if you have to

Squeeze more lemon juice or additional pinch of Garam Masala

Get that salty  Sour Taste to your meat

Once you are satisfied with your Roasted Pork

Remove and serve as a side dish accompanied with Waras ,  Fugias  , Aapas           Naram or Kadak Pav